• 10.06.2026

    Berlin's science festival for climate and health: The second Transferale

How can our city become more sustainable, healthier and more resilient? The collaborative project "Zukunft findet Stadt" is hosting the science festival Transferale for the second time, from 29 June to 3 July 2026, bringing together science and practice to explore answers to exactly that question.

Five universities of applied sciences and their practice partners will present projects at the Transferale that open up new perspectives for a future-ready Berlin. At various locations across Brain City Berlin, projects and activities will be showcased that make concrete contributions to a sustainable, healthy and resilient city.

Programme overview: five universities – five themes – five days

29 June 2026: Knowledge on Monday – new approaches to transfer between science and practice

The opening day of the Transferale 2026 focuses on the hands-on and innovative side of knowledge transfer. In the Transfer Workshop, experts from science, civil society and business come together to share experiences. The evaluation team from EHB and practice partner the Berlin School of Public Engagement and Open Science (Museum für Naturkunde Berlin) will present new methods for collaboration that participants can test together directly.

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30 June 2026: Networking on Tuesday – shaping collaborations between science and business

Tuesday is aimed at Berlin's business community. Companies, public institutions, startups and initiatives from Berlin that want to build or deepen collaborations with universities are invited to attend. Two parallel events offer different perspectives, with a shared Transferale After Work to round off the day.

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1 July 2026: Neighbourhood on Wednesday – experiencing co-creation with civil society

On Wednesday 1 July 2026, the GLASBOX at the Berlin University of Applied Sciences (BHT) becomes an open space for encounter. Under the motto "Co-creation with civil society", the Transferale invites the local neighbourhood, community initiatives and anyone interested to engage with science, share ideas and get actively involved.

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2 July 2026: Dialogue on Thursday – ageing in focus: rethinking health, care and quality of life together

What does a good life in old age look like, and what contribution can universities make? The Catholic University of Applied Sciences Berlin and the Protestant University of Applied Sciences Berlin are looking forward to an inspiring Thursday on which civil society, practitioners and universities explore this question together.

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3 July 2026: The finale on Friday – innovation through collaboration: future campus, project presentations and science slam

On 3 July, the Transferale science festival concludes with a varied programme. At the Future Campus, visitors will experience how applied research, in collaboration with partners, addresses urban challenges in Brain City Berlin. The day ends with a Science Slam, where the audience votes for the ideas they find most compelling.

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Innovation fund: projects for the future

As part of the Transferale, Zukunft findet Stadt supports innovative projects through its Innovation Fund, focusing on the themes of health, climate, sustainability and resilience, as well as innovative ways of communicating research findings. Selected projects in applied research and university teaching that offer concrete, innovative solutions specifically for Berlin, or that communicate research results creatively, are eligible for funding. Involvement of practice partners and cross-disciplinary, cross-institutional collaboration is explicitly encouraged. Funding of up to 10,000 euros over six months is available for material and/or personnel costs.

The funded projects from the first call for applications in the summer semester of 2024 were presented at the Transferale in September 2024.

The following nine projects are currently being funded and will present their work at the Transferale 2026:

  • Caritas-Factory
  • The NEFFY robot as a case study in participatory technology design: transdisciplinary collaboration in neighbourhood-based long-term care
  • Experiencing urban nature together: participatory social inclusion in practice and research
  • IK-KI – intelligent climate control with artificial intelligence
  • KlimaPavillon – wind tower 3.0
  • Resilience underground: design approaches for safe mobility at Kottbusser Tor
  • Making resilience mobile
  • Resilience of civil society organisations against digital violence: a teaching research project
  • VR4SENS – interactive VR training for health and care professionals on managing challenging behaviour

Find out more about the funded projects.

 

Further information 

Registration and costs: entry is free. Registration is requested for some programme items.

Venue: five days, five locations. Details of each venue can be found in the individual event entries.

Accessibility: the team aims to ensure barrier-free access to all venues wherever possible. Information is available in each event entry.

 

About the Transferale 

Brain City Berlin report on the Transferale 2024

Interview with NEFFY 2.0, one of the funded projects 

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